Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-05
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Evening Costumes-GO % rgeOus BRO.
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Articles.

EDITOR lNTELI.IGENCER:- - Net Is
very much used in evening costumes
as substitute for tulle, since there is
a girllshness in the latter from which
even New York matrons shrink. Net
comes IN as a change from all eternal
repetition of velvet, brocade, plush,
satin or silk; combined with these
heavier fabrics it brings relief, and
young matrons particularly are fond OF
it for skirts to be worn with velvet
bodices. Spargled by silver or beads
it glitters prettily, or with touches OF
chenille can be illumined by passe
menterie of beads or silver, while head
ed tulle joins in fellowship the bright
array. Evening brocades are so very
large that one stands sghast until habi
tuated to them. Huge flowers and
leaves extending foot and upwards in
length, and wrought in striking con-
trast to the body OF the fabric, while
as the latest novelty, come broad
chevron weavings, first introduced in
wooden goods and now given q first
position. Fabrics of the brocsded kinds
just mentioned, however, require care
full handling. A little of them goes a
great way, and they serve only as off
sets TO plain material. Somewhat
LESS DRRssY FEBRICs
are in large plaids or stripes of plush
or velvet set on silken foundation and
with all the unique contrastings posi-
BILE. They would be extremely cloud
but for artistic blendings of hue, and
these must needs be deity toned, J., where
very large blocks of plush with inch
long pile are sandwiched between
stripes of the same material two inches
wide. Frise loops are introduced ap-
parently to render these goods yet
more pronounced, and the alterations
of color though refined are very bold,
as for example where q rich shade OF
blue Is relieved by gold with attendant
touches OF reddish brown. These goods
are akin to the enormous brocadei
mentioned previously, and require the
Ieane dextrous handling, extremely
AbsWhite cashmere being imported ex
fun1orxnAs an Offset for them, and de
~ .abenge from richer goods
srsssssd bQR DEATH.
sind9 AN ekeGsrY possible
variety b a. =. J. X Ever as ;
wider range IL tty; ant
while on the qu611l1 ma
of necks can hardly
silence. The subject Il int ~ -
one, and spectacular effects IL
boxes are thought to exceed freQu6u IL
what obtains upon the stage. Here ID
deed is special opportunity for stou
matrons, and in mary instances the,
seize upon it. No motherly note o
|, warning arrests the dressmaker's scis
sOrs; its downward course is rathe
approved of, and given such an ex
ample from the head of the family, on,
cannot wonder that younger member
do the same, though perhaps less suc
cessfully. Triumphantly these dame
of uncertain age sit without shawis o.
sleeves, while bald-headed beaux clus
ter around them and astonished junior
wonder what we are coming to.
TOILET ARTICLES.
watch 10 not always Il watch, sine,
simulated ones are receptacles wherein
repose very small powder puff, tin,
case for eyebrow pencilings, apparatu
for coloring the cheeks, and a minut
circular looking glass set within.
. Ebony is the most stylish materia
, employed for the mounting of brushes
and hand glasses; an ebony puff bo,
, being also the latest idea.
Domestic women appreciate the heal
t ing and beautifying properties of Pears
soap quite as much as society ladies
who study each article of the toilet
The latter class use the scented varie
ties of this world d-renowned SOAP
, while the former find the unscente
, equally efficacious and cheap enoug
to come within their means. For tn
l the delicate skins OF infants 1t is per
Z fection.
} Manicure sets shown at leadin
. druggists run from thirty five to one
+ hundred dollars. A greater or les
number of the finest implements TO
s identifying the scissors, file
+ ointment, powder. polisher, brushes
} etc., repose in boxes of handsome make
: and taken altogether form curious suit
! jects OF speculation.
3 LUCY CARTER.